What is high blood pressure?

High blood pressure (also referred to as HBP, or hypertension) is when your blood pressure, the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels, is consistently too high. Learn more about high blood pressure.

If you have high blood pressure, you are not alone

• Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure. (Many don’t even know they have it.) 
• The best way to know if you have high blood pressure it is to have your blood pressure checked. 

Know your numbers

Learn about your blood pressure numbers and what they mean. 

Consequences of High Blood Pressure Infographic

 Monitoring your Blood Pressure at Home